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Posted by: Kate Prince on Dec 10, 2020

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has approved the nominations of Chuck Atchley and Katherine Crytzer to serve as U.S. District Court Judges for the Eastern District of Tennessee, the Chattanoogan reports. At their confirmation hearing last month, outgoing Sen. Lamar Alexander spoke highly of the two nominees. “The Senate should confirm judicial nominees with good character, good temperament, high intelligence and a high respect for the law. Mr. Atchley and Ms. Crytzer possess these qualities,” he said. Atchley has worked nearly 20 years in the federal court system in East Tennessee. Crytzer’s confirmation makes her only the second woman to ever be a federal district judge for the Eastern District.